At 10 p.m., the sophomore debut averaged 1.9 million viewers and 863,000 adults 18-49. Both figures mark a sharp drop from the show's launch last January, though they are relatively on par with the freshman same-day averages (1.85 million viewers, 882,000 adults 18-49.)

The Americans enjoyed a solid series premiere in 2013, with 3.22 million viewers, but it proved to be a bigger draw on DVR. Same-day viewership took a dip in subsequent episodes, eventually landing at 1.74 million with the May finale. Overall viewership saw the series average 3.38 million viewers in live-plus-7 -- 1.7 million of them adults 18-49. Time-shifting nearly doubled its demo haul.

Wednesday's numbers are fair for FX but dwarfed by fellow originals American Horror Story: Coven and Sons of Anarchy. The network's top two series also rank among the most-watched on all of cable.

Facing off against The Americans was big broadcast competition in NBC's Chicago P.D., which hit a series high, and a special hour for CBS' Criminal Minds.